Sack-tie.



E. e. ROYSTON.

SACK TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 27. 19M.

1 1 77,653 Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

EARL G. BOYSTON, OF ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA.

SACK-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

Application filed July 27, 1914. SeriaI No. 853,359.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EARL Gr. RoYsT0N,a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Augustine, in the county of St. John and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sack-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a sack tie and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device by means of which the neck of a sack may be securely held in a closed position, the securing device being so constructed that it may be easily removed when de sired.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the securing device that the handle portion of the same will be very strong and not liable to twist out of shape when the device is being fastened about the neck of a sack or being removed from the same.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the device that if desired, the fastener may be removed and then replaced if it is not desired to use all of the contents of the sack at once.

Th1s lIIVGIltlOH is illustrated in the accompanying drawlngs, where1n Figure 1 1s a view in elevation showing the fastener applied to a sack; Fig. 2 is a.

view of the fastener before it has been tightened about a sack; Fig. 3 is a view of the fastener after it has been tightened about a sack; Fig. A is a sectional view taken along the line fl of Fig. 2.

The fastener is formed from a strip of flexible wire which is bent intermediate its length to form the loop or body portion 10 through which the neck of the sack 11 passes. The arms 12 and 13 are bent in opposite directions and the end portion 14: of the arm 12 is then bent back to extend parallel to the arms 12 and '13 with its end engaging the bent end 15 of the arm 13. After the wire has been bent to the position shown Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the in Fig. 2 the portions which form the handle are securely connected by means of the solder 16, thus forming-a substantially rigid handle which will not readily bend.

After the sack has been filled, the neck is passed through the loop 10 and the handle is then grasped by the fingers of one hand and turned, thus twisting the loop as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 until the loop vis tightly fastened about the neck of the sack. it is desired to remove the contents of the sack, the handle is turned in the opposite.

direction, thus untwisting the wire and permitting the fastener to be removed. The sack can now be emptied or if desired can be only partially emptied, and the fastener replaced and twisted to again tightly close the sack. vI have therefore provided a fas-- tener which will operate very efficiently and which can be very easily applied and re-' moved.

What is claimed is 1. A fastener of the character described formed from a strip of flexible material When 7 bent intermediate its length to form'a loop. A

and bent to form an actuating handle for twisting said loop, the portions of the strip forming the'handle being soldered together to strengthen 1 the handle.

2. A fastener of the character described formed from a strip of flexible material bent to provide an engaging loop and actuating handle for twisting said loop to reduce the diameter of the loop, and a binding element for the portions of the strip forming the actuating handle serving to strengthen the handle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EARL G. ROYSTON.

Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, I). G. 

